Best Joanne Woodward movies

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Best Joanne Woodward movies
Today we present the best Joanne Woodward movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen ... and that you love! Let's go there with the best movies from Joanne Woodward:

TOP 22:
The End
The End
Joanne Woodward as: Jessica Lawson
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1978
Wendell Lawson has only six months to live. Not wanting to endure his last few months of life waiting for the end, he decides to take matters into his own hands and enlists the help of a delusional mental patient to help him commit suicide.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Toshiki Masuda movies?

TOP 21:
Gayby
Gayby
Joanne Woodward as: Jenn's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 2012
Jenn and Matt are best friends from college who are now in their thirties. Single by choice, Jenn spends her days teaching hot yoga and running errands for her boss. Matt suffers from comic-book writer's block and can't get over his ex-boyfriend. They decide to fulfill a promise to have a child together... the old fashioned way. Can they navigate the serious and unexpected snags they hit as they attempt to get their careers and dating lives back on track in preparation for parenthood? 'Gayby' is an irreverent comedy about friendship, sex, loneliness, and the family you choose.


TOP 20:
Winning
Winning
Joanne Woodward as: Elora
Genre: Action, Drama
Release: 1969
Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one - the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Meg Wyllie movies?

TOP 19:
Lucky Them
Lucky Them
Joanne Woodward as: Doris (voice)
Genre: Drama
Release: 2013
More interested in partying and flirting with young musicians than work, veteran rock journalist Ellie Klug has one last chance to prove her value to her magazine’s editor: a no-stone-unturned search to discover what really happened to long lost rock god, Matt Smith, who also happens to be her ex-boyfriend. Teaming up with an eccentric amateur documentary filmmaker, Ellie hits the road in search of answers.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Thomas Haden Church movies?

TOP 18:
Harry and Son
Harry and Son
Original Title: Harry & Son
Joanne Woodward as: Lilly
Genre: Drama
Release: 1984
Widower Harry Keach is a construction worker who was raised to appreciate the importance of working for a living. He takes a dim view of his sensitive son Howard's lackadaisical lifestyle and has a strained relationship with his daughter Nina as he does not approve of her husband. When Harry is fired from his job, his life changes drastically as he is made to focus on the relationships around him.


TOP 17:
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Joanne Woodward as: India Bridge
Genre: Drama
Release: 1990
Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Blythe Danner movies?

TOP 16:
A Kiss Before Dying
A Kiss Before Dying
Joanne Woodward as: Dorothy ('Dorie') Kingship
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Release: 1956
A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Robert Wagner movies?

TOP 15:

A New Kind of Love

A New Kind of Love
Joanne Woodward as: Samantha Blake
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release: 1963
A down-and-out reporter and a fashion designer fall in love in Paris.


TOP 14:

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie
Joanne Woodward as: Amanda Wingfield
Genre: Drama
Release: 1987
A son longs to escape from his stifling home, where his genteel mother worries about the future prospects of his lame, shy sister.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Karen Allen movies?

TOP 13:

The Drowning Pool

The Drowning Pool
Joanne Woodward as: Iris
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Release: 1975
Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Melanie Griffith movies?

TOP 12:

Rachel, Rachel

Rachel, Rachel
Joanne Woodward as: Rachel Cameron
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 1968
Rachel is a 35 year old school teacher who has no man in her life and lives with her mother. When a man from the big city returns and asks her out, she begins to have to make decisions about her life and where she wants it to go.


TOP 11:

Paris Blues

Paris Blues
Joanne Woodward as: Lillian Corning
Genre: Romance, Drama, Music
Release: 1961
During the 1960s, two American jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls and must decide between music and love.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Sidney Poitier movies?

TOP 10:

From the Terrace

From the Terrace
Joanne Woodward as: Mary St. John / Mrs. Alfred Eaton
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 1960
Alfred Eaton, an ambitious young executive, climbs to the top of New York's financial world as his marriage crumbles. At the brink of attaining his career goals, he is forced to choose between business success, married to the beautiful, but unfaithful Mary and starting over with his true love, the much younger Natalie.

TOP 9:

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence
Joanne Woodward as: Narrator (voice)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 1993
In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Mary Beth Hurt movies?

TOP 8:

They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants
Joanne Woodward as: Dr. Mildred Watson
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Release: 1971
After the death of his wife, wealthy retiree Justin Playfair creates a fantasy world for himself in which he is the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, even dressing like the character. Out of concern for Justin's money more than his health, his brother Blevins puts him under the care of psychiatrist Dr. Mildred Watson. As Dr. Watson grows fond of Justin, she begins to play along with his theories, eventually becoming an assistant in his investigations.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best George C. Scott movies?


TOP 7:

The Fugitive Kind

The Fugitive Kind
Joanne Woodward as: Carol Cutrere
Genre: Romance, Drama
Release: 1960
Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local tramp-of-good-family.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Marlon Brando movies?

TOP 6:

The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer
Joanne Woodward as: Clara Varner
Genre: Drama
Release: 1958
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.

TOP 5:

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Joanne Woodward as: Mary
Genre: Western
Release: 1966
A naive traveler in Laredo gets involved in a poker game between the richest men in the area, jeopardizing all the money he has saved for the purpose of settling with his wife and child in San Antonio.

TOP 4:

And the Oscar Goes to...

And the Oscar Goes to...
Joanne Woodward as: Self (archive footage)
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Release: 2014
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.

TOP 3:

The Three Faces of Eve

The Three Faces of Eve
Joanne Woodward as: Eve White / Eve Black / Jane
Genre: Drama
Release: 1957
A doctor treats a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder.


TOP 2:

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Joanne Woodward as: Beatrice
Genre: Drama
Release: 1972
Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.

TOP 1:

Philadelphia

Philadelphia
Joanne Woodward as: Sarah Beckett
Genre: Drama
Release: 1993
Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.


If you like the best Joanne Woodward movies, then you will also like the best Toshiki Masuda movies, where many of their films coincide.